Property data
Sale history
£36,500 on Feb 1997
Internal area
64 square metres (689 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £570 per square metre (£53 per square foot) in Feb 1997. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £4,096 per square metre (£381 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Feb 1997 £36,500 £570 £262,162 £4,096

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 64 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.

Valuation
The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £262,162. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Luton are now selling for between £3,020 and £3,950 per square metre (£280 and £366 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 64 m², this implies a valuation between £193,000 and £253,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
Bedrooms
2
Type
Terrace
Council tax band
B
Plot size
130 square metres (1,399 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Company ownership
Title number
BD197257
Tenure
Freehold
Title address
56 Portland Road, Luton
Owner
PEABODY TRUST (Company reference number: 7741)
Proprietor address: 45 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7JB
Price paid on title: £36,500
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 05 Apr 2023
Social housing indicators

This property has been flagged on the basis of:

  • Listed in the 2011 NROSH social housing extract.
  • EPC tenure recorded as social rental.
  • Land Registry records the owner as Peabody Trust (a Regulator of Social Housing registered provider).
EPC Inspections
Summary:
18 August 2011 - energy performance certificate grade E
Reason for EPC:
None
Tenure:
Social rental
Property type:
None , has 3 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1900 to 1929
Area:
64 sqm (689 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Frequently asked questions

56 Portland Road is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.

  • HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £262,162.
  • Based on an internal area of 64 m² and recent prices in Luton, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £193,000 to £253,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, 56 Portland Road last sold for £36,500 in February 1997.

HouseMetric shows 56 Portland Road as 64 m² (689 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 2 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is E, from an inspection dated 18 August 2011. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, 56 Portland Road was in council tax band B. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

56 Portland Road is in postcode LU4 8AY, in Luton. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Portland Road, LU4 8AY or analysis of the Luton property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 2 July 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.